Sonntagsspaziergang
German edit
Etymology edit
From Sonntag (“Sunday”) + -s- + Spaziergang (“walk”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Sonntagsspaziergang m (strong, genitive Sonntagsspazierganges or Sonntagsspaziergangs, plural Sonntagsspaziergänge)
- A recreational walk on a Sunday.
- Synonym: sonntäglicher Spaziergang
- 2022 May 25, Louisa Schaefer, “Der Sonntagsspaziergang: Ode an ein deutsches Ritual [The Sunday walk: Ode to a German ritual]”, in Deutsche Welle[1], retrieved 2022-12-08:
- Der Sonntagsspaziergang ist stets sehr wohltuend.
- A Sunday walk will always do you good.
- (by extension) A relaxing walk on any day.
- 2014 September 27, Laficelle, “Sonntagsspaziergang am Samstag [Sunday walk on a Saturday]”, in Laficelle bloggt[2], retrieved 2022-12-08:
- Unseren Sonntagsspaziergang haben wir diesmal auf den Samstagabend verlegt.
- This time we moved our Sunday walk to Saturday evening.
Usage notes edit
Sonntagsspaziergang usually means a walk on a Sunday. In Germany/Austria/Switzerland, most people have the fewest obligations on a Sunday (no work, no school). If the speaker is not talking about any particular Sunday, it could mean a relaxing walk on any day both the speaker and recipient are the least busy. This includes Sunday, but could mean upcoming statutory holidays and possibly Saturdays, too. Once a date for a relaxing walk on any day has been picked, it is usually not referred to as Sonntagsspaziergang anymore (except if it is indeed on a Sunday).